librarians
I Helped Thousands of Teens Impacted By Book Bans. Here’s What They Had To Say
Last year, Brooklyn Public Library asked kids to write about censorship in their schools and libraries. The results were both sobering and hopeful.
Libraries Are Beefing Up Security After a Series of Violent Threats
Some librarians are trying to protect patrons without increasing the presence of police and security guards.
Publishing Company Starts School Year by Removing Over 1,000 E-Textbooks
Cash-strapped students rely on access to cheap digital textbooks. Only a few weeks into the fall semester, hundreds of titles suddenly disappeared.
Oklahoma Threatens Librarians: ‘Don’t Use the Word Abortion’
After a total abortion ban in the state, library workers in Oklahoma were warned to not help patrons find abortion-related information, period.
Libraries Are Becoming a Battleground for LGBTQ+ People
Between armed Proud Boys, book bans, and online attacks, librarians are finding themselves at the center of a new assault against queer communities.
The Group Banning LGBT Books Wants to Replace Them With Anti-Gay Propaganda
Moms for Liberty has allied with Republicans across the U.S. to change what public school libraries are allowed to offer.
Can Librarians Save Us from Fake News?
Libraries and colleges across the country are trying to educate people into being better, more discerning consumers of news.
The Palimpsest and the Chicken Joint
Welcome back to Stranger Than Flicktion, our Flickr-inspired column. We provide writers with five random food-related Flickr images and ask them to construct a fictional short story in under five days. In this edition, our protagonist unwittingly...
Australia’s Gender Pay Gap Is Wider Than Ever
It's not that we don't value women, we just don't value the work they do.